Coffee or tea pot



(No Model.)

I. BOUTBLL.

COFFEE 0R TBA PDT.

No. 389,790. Patented Sept. 18, 1888.

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IRA BOUTELL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COFFEE OR TEA POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,790, datedSeptember 18, 1888.

Application filed October 4, 1587. Serial No. 251,466. (No model.)

To all whom it may-concern.-

Be it known that I, IRA BOUTELL, of the city of St. Louis, in the Stateof Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCoffee or Tea Pots, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, and in Figure I is a part side View and partvertical section of my improved coffee or tea pot. Fig. II is aperspective view of the open ring of thesack. Fig. III is a perspectiveview of a sack for holding the coffee or tea. Fig. IV is a plan view ofthe sack. Fig. V represents a modification.

My invention relates to an improvement in percolating coffee or teapots; and my invention consists in features of novelty, hereinafterfully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the body of the pot; 2, thehandle; 3, the spout, and 4 the lid. A groove, 5, is formed in the bodyof the pot'a short distance below the top. Just beneath the groove 5 thepot is of some what smaller diameter than it is just above the groove.This forms a'shoulder, 6, the use of which will be spoken ofhereinafter. Above and below the groove 5 the pot is made flaring,increasing in diameter toward the top and toward the bottom. The uppertaper forms a bearing, down which the ring in the sack (hereinaftermentioned) slides and is pressed as the sack is inserted, and the lowertaper a large chamber or space,wh-ich allows the sack (when the pot istilted) to swing out of line, so that the contents of the bag are lessliable to be discharged when pouring the liquid.

7 represents the fabric of which the sack is made. As'shown in Fig. IV,the fabric has four gores, which leaves four nearly square pieces, 8,9,10, and 11, extending from the body of the fabric. The four pieces arebent up at right angles to the body, and in so doing the edges of theadjoining pieces come together, where they may be sewed,rnaking seams12, 13, 14, and 15. After these seams have been made the top is foldedback upon itself and sewed, forming a pocket, 16. (See Fig. III.) 17 isan open ring, preferably made of metal, and nickel or silver plated toprevent its rusting. This ring is inserted into the pocket 16 at the topof the sack. The sack, being made in the manner described, has a flatbottom, 18, thus giving surface enough for the coffee or tea, so thatthe water will pass through readily. When the sack has been made in themanner shown in Fig. III, it is placed in the pot, as shown in Fig. I,where it is securely held by the open ring 17, fitting into the groove5, and is prevented from passing below the groove by the shoulder 6.Before reaching the groove the open ring is contracted slightly by thetaper of the body of the pot above the groove, and when it reaches thegroove it springs open into it, holding the sack from moving in eitherdirection, up or down.

When it is desired to remove the sack for the purpose of cleaning, &c.,all that is neces sary to do is to slightly compress the open ringand'remove it from the groove.

In the modification shown in Fig. Vthe fabric 18 is stretched tight,making a flat strainer instead of a sack.

I claim as my invention 1. In a coffee or tea pot, the combination ofthe body having the reverse tapers and a. sack having a ring in its topthat bears against the upper taper of the body as the sack is inserted,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 2. In a coffee or teapot, the combination of the body having reverse tapers and a groove atthejunction of said tapers, and a sack having a compressible ring,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in

